Quang Ninh welcomes 8.3 million visitors this year

Quang Ninh province has received 8.3 million visitors, including 3.5 foreigners, so far this year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

Ha Long bay- the World heritage site is always a tourist attraction for visitors to Quang Ninh. Photo: Thu Nguyen (baoquangninh.com.vn)

The provincial tourism industry has made significant progress, contributing to its socio-economic development, said a representative from the Tourism Department on December 16 at a conference.

The province has improved tourism activities, especially building strategies and orientations and issuing policies to develop tourism space. It has also expanded markets by promoting tourism on media and key markets, diversifying tourism products and ensuring safety for tourists to Quang Ninh.

Thanks to great efforts, it is estimated that tourism has generated US$565 million in revenue.

Next year, Quang Ninh will strive to improve the quality of tourism staff and coordinate with other localities and businesses to develop tourism products in hopes of exceeding the 8.5 million visitor benchmark.

Source: VOV